I finally found an apartment complex that didn't mind that
my credit sucked and actually looked at my rental history
and current salary. What an amazing concept. . . judging
someone's ability to pay their rent on time by looking at
how well they've previously paid their rent on time. I
guess that's the sort of radical thinking you get out here
in the Valley of the Geeks. . . but the funny thing is my
place is actually south of the Valley (in Gilroy). The
commute will suck to a certain extent, but the rent is less
and I don't have to deal with a bitch for an apartment
manager (like they have over at Woodleaf) . . . the
apartment manager I will have is actually pretty cool.

Finally, I've got that off my mind, and I'm planning for my
trip back to Atlanta. Gotta make sure that I'll have enough
to do to justify collecting my salary :-) However, it's
hard to do some of the training I need to do without having
the proper hardware to work on. I figure I'll be filling in
as the sysadmin for a while until I get back and can lay
hands on some real software.

It sucks that I'll be away from SFO and SJC for a month and
a half, though. There's lots of things to be happening, I'm
sure and it's too bad I'll have to miss it. C'est la
vie and que sera sera I suppose.